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Friday, February 28, 2014

What We're Wearing, February 28th 2014

Today I'm wearing High Shimmer Lip Gloss in Star, by Bobbi Brown. The description "white diamond with pearl", is spot on. It's a clear gloss, with just a hint of shimmer. Unlike most glosses, this one also conditions my lips, and I love how shiny it is!

IN MY MIND. Seriously, you guys, I've officially snapped. With the wind chill dipping below zero yet again, I looked at my closet of typically-beloved treasures and hated everything. I don't have it in me anymore - layering takes on a whole different meaning when you have to do it for survival instead of style. And I just don't have any zero-degree-appropriate outfits. I didn't have much to begin with, as I do not live in Siberia and did not ask for this tomfoolery. Therefore, I refuse to acknowledge winter clothing until this earth checks itself. And I love this swimsuit, I love We Are Handsome...and I love sunshine and warmth, so this is what I'm dreaming of wearing.

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Our Story

We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.